Lipstick device



Y '.1. L. YOUNGHUSBAND 2,159,873

' LIPSTICK DEVICE May 23', 1939.v

Filed Nov. 5o, 195s Patented May 23, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT @FFME LIPSTICK DEVICE James L. Younghusband, Chicago, Ill. Y

Application November 30,v 1938, Serial No. 243,218

i Claims.

My invention relates t-oa case for holding lipstick having means for projecting the lipstick for use and retracting it within the case for storage during nonuse. Y

Among the objects of my invention is toy provide simple manually operable means for the quick projection and retraction of the lipstick, said means occupying small space not otherwise used in the case, and such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherently possessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawing preferred embodiments of my invention, yet I wish it understood that the same are susceptible of modication and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing Fig. 1 is a front elevation View of the exterior of my lipstick device;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional View on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. .4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 .is a vertical sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 is a perspective detail View showing my cup and resilient member.

One embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a hollow body member IIJ having side walls l I and open at the top and bottom. Positioned and movable within said body member I gli is a cup 20 adapted to hold lipstick 21 or the li e.

Adjacent the lower portion of the body member I0 is a turnable member 40. The turnable member 40 is rotatably supported by oppositely dis- .35 posed side walls Il, or the corners of the same when extending diagonally across the body member I0. Said turnable member 40 extends through the Wall of the body member I0 on one end, and attached to said end is a wheel 24 manually oper- 40 able from the exterior of the device. Attached to the turnable member 40 at substantially its center is a sprocket wheel 41.

A resilient member 46 is attached adjacent its upper end to the outer side of the cup 20 and 45 extends downwardly within the body member I0 to the turnable member 40 where it is bent so that spaced openings 48 therein t around the projections of the sprocket wheel 41. The resilient member 4B continues past the sprocket wheel 41 50 and is bent to extend upwardly along the inner side walls on the opposite sides of the body member lli.

When the wheel 24 is turned the turnable member 40 is also turned. When the wheel 24 is 55v turned in one direction the turnable member 40 (Cl. 20G-56) moves the sprocket wheel 41. The projections on the sprocket Wheel 41 i'lt within the openings 48 of the resilient member 4S and move the resilient member 46 so that the resilient member shoves the cup 2liv to the top of the body member 5 lll for use. When the wheel 24 is turned in the opposite direction theturnable member 40 turns and moves the sprocket wheel 41 so that its projections fitting within openings 8 pull the resilient member 46 so that it pulls the cup with its 10 lipstick 21 back into the body member Il) for storage during nonuse.

A bottom closure 34 is tted by friction grip within a depression 36 in the lower outer ends of the side walls Il of body member l0. A cap 28 15 is formed to lit over the open top of body member I U by friction grip within depression at the upper ends of the side walls Il.

'Ihe bottom closure 34 has attached thereto a bearing 49 for the resilient member 46; said bear- 20 ing 49 may have a groove 50 for centering the resilient member therein so that the openings 48 in the resilient member meet the projections of the sprocket wheel 41.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 25

l. A lipstick device comprising a hollow body member, a cup adapted to hold lipstick movable within said body member, a resilient member positioned within said body member and attached at its upper end to said cup, a turnable member 30 rotatably attached to the walls of said body member adjacent its lower portion, a wheel operable from the exterior of the device attached` to said turnable member, a sprocket wheel attached to said turnable member, said resilient member 35 having a plurality of spaced openings, said resilient member extending down to and around said sprocket wheel sol that the projections on the sprocket wheel fit within said openings, said resilient member continuing on upwardly on the 40 .opposite side of said body member, said exterior wheel adapted upon being turnedin one direction to turn the turnable member with its attached sprocket wheel so that the projections in the sprocket wheel fitting into the openings in the resilient member will move the resilient member so that said resilient member will project the cup with its lipstick to substantially the top of the body member for use, said exterior wheel adapted upon being turned in the opposite direction to turn the turnable member and its sprocket so as to move the resilient member and cause it to pull the cup with its lipstick down within the body member for storage during nonuse, and closures for the open ends of the body member.

2. A lipstick device comprising a. rectangular body member having a hollow interior, a round lipstick cup centrally positioned in said hollow interior so as to leave vacant corners between the cup and the inner walls of said body member, a turnable member rotatably attached to the walls of said body member adjacent its lower portion, a Wheel operable from the exterior of the device attached to said turnable member, a sprocket wheel attached to said turnable member, a resilient member having one end attached to said cup and extending downwardly in one of said vacant corners within said body member toand around said sprocket wheel, said resilient member continuing on upwardly in an opposite vacant corner within said body member, said resilient member having openings adapted to receive the projections of the sprocket wheel, and closures for the open ends of the body member.

3. A lipstick device comprising a hollow body member, a cup adapted to hold lipstick movable within said body member, a resilient member positioned within said body member and attached at its upper end to said cup, a turnable member rotatably attached tothe walls of said body member adjacent its lower portion, a wheel operable from the exterior of the device attached to said turnable member, a sprocket wheel attached to said turna-ble member, said resilient member having a plurality of spaced openings, said resilient member extending down to and around said sprocket wheel so that the projections on the sprocket wheel fit within said openings, said resilient member continuing on upwardly on the opposite side Walls within said body member, removable closures for the open ends of said body member, the closure for the lower end of said body member having a bearing adapted to contact the resilient member so that the projections of the sprocket Wheel will flt within the openings of the resilient member.

4. A lipstick device comprising a hollow body member, a cup adapted tov hold lipstick movable within said body member, a resilient member positioned Within said body member and attached at its upper end to said cup, a turnable member rotatably attached to the walls of said body member adjacent its lower portion, a wheel operable from the exterior of the Adevice attached to said turnable member, a sprocket wheel attached to said turnable member, said resilient member having a plurality of spaced openings, said resilient member extending down to and around said sprocket wheel so that the projections on the sprocket wheel t within said openings, said resilient member continuing on upwardly on the opposite side walls Within said body member, and removable closures for the open ends of said body member.

JAMES L. YOUNGHUSBAND. 

